Monthly Archives: August 2018

Make your own sand printing robot

Posted on August 31, 2018 by robertwilkie

Nice build.  Most of it was 3D printed and I like the use of the servo and a “stick” to write in sand.  Downside, it seems to move pretty slow. https://gizmodo.com/this-automated-sand-printer-is-ready-to-flood-your-inst-1827313521

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Hum…this looks like a good phone

Posted on August 31, 2018 by robertwilkie

Been looking for a decent “cheap” phone to recommend.  Something a bit more power than MotoG line.  This one (Pocophone F1) looks interesting (under $400). https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/22/pocophone-f1-hands-on/

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Interesting build for a swamp cooler

Posted on August 29, 2018 by robertwilkie

Interesting how the author re-uses an old water cooled CPU for this build.  Seems to work OK too. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Air-Cooler-With-Cold-Water/

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Nice chalk board build

Posted on August 28, 2018 by robertwilkie

My 2 cents, this is worth doing if you are building a custom size board.  But standard size…gotta be cheaper to buy. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Framed-Chalkboard-1/

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Make a Leather Embossing with 3D printing

Posted on August 27, 2018 by robertwilkie

Interesting that he did it with plastic…I would have thought most folks used metal for this. https://www.instructables.com/id/Leather-Embossing-With-a-3D-Printer/

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Use a cutting board for holding a router on a table

Posted on August 27, 2018 by robertwilkie

Not a bad idea, you can get them rather cheap and they come with a handle to lift out of the table.  In the past I used plexi glass to do this, but that was at $6 dollars and up … Continue reading →

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CNC your own french cleat based shelves

Posted on August 25, 2018 by robertwilkie

I like this build.  pretty simple build and good use of a CNC https://www.instructables.com/id/Renovating-a-Pantry-With-French-Cleat-Shelving/

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Nice write-up on a simple Arcade build

Posted on August 24, 2018 by robertwilkie

I like this build, author is pretty straight and to the point, kept everything simple to build too.  Oh and cheap ($200 in parts). https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-an-Arcade-Machine-for-Cheap/  

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Nice speaker build in an altoids

Posted on August 23, 2018 by robertwilkie

You would never know it was a tiny speaker on first look.  Nice build to do on the cheap. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Easy-Altoids-Smalls-Speaker-with-Amplifier-Cir/

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A Dual Axial Flux Generator

Posted on August 22, 2018 by robertwilkie

And yeah I at first thought it was something from “Back to the Future”.  Turns out is an electric generator that the author designed and built for a micro wind turbine. https://hackaday.io/project/159568-portal-point-generator

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